CAMPSTRONG CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Stone Carving Memorials
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: DAN CLARK
Submitted By: IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
CAMP STRONG WAS THE MUSTERING POINT AND TRAINING GROUND FOR THE IOWA 24TH, 35TH AND 37TH INFANTRY REGIMENTS DURING 1862. THE 37TH WAS THE FAMOUS “GRAYBEARD REGIMENT” WHICH WAS COMPOSED OF MEN OVER AGE 45 AND WAS ESTABLISHED FOR GUARD OR GARRISON DUTY.
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